Demonstration of Improved Sesame Varieties with Improved Production Technologies on Small Scale Farms at Qola Tebmien and Tanqua Abergelle destrict, Tigray, Ethiopia

Abstract

The demonstration was conducted to select a candidate variety in moisture stress growing area during2015croping season. A total of two improved variety plus one local cultivar were planted at two moisture stress testing environment. It executed in low land samre nebar hanet, S/samre and Dabao, Q/Tembienagbe woreda. S/samre and Q/Tembienagbe woreda is found in the S/east and  central zone of Tigray regional state respectively.Ten interested farmers were selected from each location in collaboration with extension workers. Each farmers have a quarter of land(1/4ha)for the testing technology. All demonstration plots(1/4ha) was fertilized uniformly with 50 kg Urea and 100 kg Diammonium Phosphate (DAP). Full dose of P was applied at planting time and  half of N was applied at first weeding(7-14) days and the remaining half was side dressed at second weeding(30-35) days. All other cultural practices were applied as per standard recommendations for the crop. During farmers’ field assessment, farmers were evaluating the performance of the technology with researcher by comparing with local practice in terms of  management practices, days to maturity and yield. Accordingly, the average yield of humera-1 was 5.125 qt/ha in dabano kebelle and 5qt/ha in nebar hadnet than setit-1(4qt/ha)in both locations and  local 3.5qt/ha the same result in both locations. Due to that humera-1 is more interested and accepted by farmers, so  this should be scaled out in to other similar agro-ecology of the area.

Keywords: demonstration, improved technology of sesame and yield